CLEVELAND -- Continuing a recent trend involving the structuring of Major League front offices, the Indians have made an adjustment to their baseball operations leadership.
On Tuesday, Cleveland announced that general manager Chris Antonetti has been promoted to the role of president of baseball operations. That move triggered the promotions of Mike Chernoff to the title of general manager and Derek Falvey to the role of assistant general manager.
"Across our industry, job responsibilities in baseball operations have expanded considerably over the last 10 years," Indians owner and chairman Paul Dolan said in a release. "These moves reflect a structure that a number of other teams have recently adopted.